Sunday, May 6, 2018

MLS 2018 Week 10

We've got eleven games this weekend, beginning with one on Friday in...

Canada, as Toronto FC hosts the Philadelphia Union. Andre Blake and Alexander Bono play in goal. Jack Elliott of Philadelphia had a yellow card for a twenty-fourth minute foul. Toronto started in the twenty-eighth minute with a Victor Vazquez goal, via Nicolas Hasler and Sebastian Giovinco. Toronto's Giovinco took a yellow card for a thirty-first minute foul, as did teammate Ashtone Morgan in first half stoppage time. Auston Trusty of the Union had a yellow card for his handball in the fiftieth minute. Toronto added on in the sixty-fifth minute with a Giovinco goal, set up by Jonathan Osorio. Ilsinho of Philadelphia took a yellow card for an eighty-fourth minute foul. Toronto extended the lead in the eighty-ninth minute as Jay Chapman scored, thanks to Jordan Hamilton. This made it 3-0, the final, with the man of the match being Giovinco.

Over in Quebec on Saturday, the Montreal Impact welcome the New England Revolution. Matt Turner and Evan Bush are the goalies. Montreal's Chris Duvall took a yellow card for a thirty-eighth minute foul. The Impact got going in first half stoppage time with an Anthony Jackson-Hamel goal, passed from Ignacio Piatti. Montreal added on in the fifty-second minute with a Jackson-Hamel goal, his second of the game, via Piatti and Alejandro Silva. Luis Caicedo of New England had a yellow card for his fifty-ninth minute foul. The Impacted extended the lead as Raheem Edwards scored in the sixty-fifth minute, thanks to Piatti. Montreal padded the lead with a Piatti goal in the sixty-eighth minute, assisted by Samuel Piette. The Revolution got on the board with a Wilfried Zahibo goal in the seventy-eighth minute, set up by Diego Fagundez. New England got closer with a Zahibo goal in the eighty-sixth minute. Fagundez of the Revolution had a yellow card for his foul in second half stoppage time. The final held at 4-2, with Piatti named man of the match.

The Hudson River Derby is next when the New York Red Bulls bring in New York City FC. Sean Johnson and Luis Robles protect the nets. The Red Bulls opened in the second minute with an Alejandro Romero Gamarra goal. The Red Bulls added on in the fourth minute with a Florian Valot goal, passed from Romero Gamarra. The Red Bulls extended the lead as Bradley Wright-Phillips scored in the thirty-fifth minute, with the help of Romero Gamarra and Sean Davis. New York City had a yellow card for a sixty-fourth minute foul by Ebenezer Ofori. Tim Parker of the Red Bulls had a yellow card for a seventy-fifth minute foul. The Red Bulls capped it at 4-0 with a Derrick Etienne goal, coming off of Valot and Tyler Adams. The man of the match was Romero Gamarra.

Westward, as Minnesota United FC hosts the Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Stefan Marinovic and Bobbly Shuttleworth play in goal. Aly Ghazal of Vancouver had a yellow card for a twentieth minute foul. Minnesota saw a yellow card for a foul by Darwin Quintero in the twenty-sixth minute. Minnesota went down to ten men in the fiftieth minute with Mason Toye taking a straight red card for violent conduct. Minnesota dented the scoreboard in the sixtieth minute on a Miguel Ibarra goal. Jose Aja of the Whitecaps had a yellow card for his sixty-sixth minute foul. Minnesota's keeper Shuttleworth took a yellow card for time wasting in stoppage time. The final held at 1-0, with the man of the match being Shuttleworth for his seven-save clean sheet.

Southwest now, as Los Angeles FC welcomes FC Dallas. Jimmy Maurer and Tyler Miller are the new starters. Los Angeles led off in the ninth minute with a Steven Beitashour goal, helped along by Diego Rossi and Carlos Vela. Victor Ulloa of Dallas had a yellow card for his thirty-ninth minute foul. Dallas tied it in the fifty-fifth minute with a Maximiliano Urruti goal, set up by Santiago Mosquera. Dallas' Matt Hedges received a yellow card for an eighty-ninth minute foul. The final held at 1-1, with the man of the match being Urruti.

Up in Seattle, the Sounders FC bring in the Columbus Crew SC. Zack Steffen and Stefan Frei are the keepers. Columbus went down to ten men in the fifteenth minute with Pedro Santos received a straight red card for his foul. Seattle's Osvaldo Alonso took a yellow card for a foul in the thirtieth minute. Wil Trapp of the Crew had a yellow card for a fifty-fourth minute foul. The final remained at 0-0, with the man of the match being Crew defender Milton Valenzuela.

Back east, the Chicago Fire host Atlanta United FC. Brad Guzan and Richard Sanchez are between the sticks. Johan Kappelhof of Chicago had a yellow card for a twenty-fourth minute foul. Atlanta drew first blood in the fifty-third minute with an Ezequiel Barco goal, coming off of Miguel Almiron. Atlanta added on with a Josef Martinez goal, assisted by Darlington Nagbe and Greg Garza. The Fire got on the board with a sixty-first minute Kevin Ellis goal. Atlanta had yellow cards for fouls by Leandro Gonzalez Pirez in the sixty-fifth minute and Barco in the seventy-third minute. Grant Lillard of Chicago took the lead for his eightieth minute foul. In stoppage time, Hector Villalba of Atlanta received a yellow card for time wasting. Atlanta won 2-1, with the man of the match being Martinez.

Down in Texas, the Houston Dynamo welcome the Los Angeles Galaxy. David Bingham and Joe Willis are the gloved men. Houston began in the second minute with an Alejandro Fuenmayor goal, via Romell Quioto. Los Angeles had yellow cards for fouls by Perry Kitchen in the twentieth minute, Michael Ciani in the thirty-fourth minute, and Ashley Cole in the thirty-sixth minute. The Galaxy tied it on a thirty-ninth minute Giovani dos Santos goal. The Dynamo took the lead back on a Quioto goal in the forty-seventh minute. Los Angeles retied it on an eighty-fifth minute Ola Kamara goal, passed from dos Santos and Zlatan Ibrahimovic. Houston won it 3-2 with a Memo Rodriguez goal in the ninetieth minute. The man of the match was Quioto.

Back north a bit, Sporting Kansas City brings in the Colorado Rapids. Tim Howard and Tim Melia are the similarly-named goalies. Ike Opara of Kansas City had a yellow card for a tenth minute foul. Jack McBean of Colorado took a yellow card for his foul in the thirteenth minute. Sporting struck first in the sixteenth minute with a Daniel Salloi goal. The Rapids saw yellow cards for dissent by Edgar Castillo in the fifty-second minute and a Dominique Badji foul in the eighty-ninth minute. The final stood at 1-0, with Salloi named man of the match.

Saturday ends with the San Jose Earthquakes hosting the Portland Timbers. Jeff Attinella and Andrew Tarbell are the solid keepers. Portland saw a yellow card in first half stoppage time for time wasting by Cristhian Paredes. Diego Chara of the Timbers had a yellow card for his fifty-third minute foul. Anibal Godoy of San Jose took a yellow card for a foul in the sixty-ninth minute. Larrys Mabiala of Portland received a yellow card for not retreating in the seventy-seventh minute. The Timbers cracked the scoresheet in the eighty-eighth minute with a Diego Valeri goal. Portland had yellow cards for a Liam Ridgewell foul and Andy Polo time wasting in stoppage time. Quincy Amarikwa had a yellow card for the Earthquakes a few minutes later for his foul. The Timbers won 1-0, with Valeri named man of the match.

The week ends on Sunday, with Orlando City SC hosting Real Salt Lake. Nick Rimando and Joe Bendik are in the six-yard boxes. Salt Lake kicked off the scoring in the twelfth minute with a Corey Baird goal, via Damir Kreilach. Orlando City saw yellow cards for dissent by the keeper Bendik in the fifty-first minute and a foul by Mohamed El-Munir in the sixtieth minute. Orlando City tied it on a Dominic Dwyer goal in the sixty-first minute, coming off of Sacha Kljestan. Orlando City took the lead with a Lamine Sane goal, set up by Yoshimar Yotun. Orlando City's Cristian Higuita received a yellow card for his seventy-fourth minute foul. Orlando City capped it at 3-1 with a Yotun goal in the seventy-eighth minute. The man of the match was Yotun.

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